$638 ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $447
- 2016: $504
- 2021: $638
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Burnie - Somerset · Urban Centre
Income in Burnie - Somerset
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Burnie - Somerset earn under $650 a week. This reflects a general trend of lower earnings across the area, where typical incomes sit well below the national figures. While pay has risen since 2011, the area remains more affordable in terms of earnings than most of Australia.
$1,150
▲ +42.2%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Burnie - Somerset — lower than 61% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,150 a week, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical weekly family income is a little below the state average at $1,512, though this has risen by $495 since 2011.
$1,150 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $809
- 2016: $925
- 2021: $1,150
Median total household income per week.
$1,512 ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,017
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,512
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 9.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the national figure of 22.6%, although the proportion of high-earning households rose 6.6 percentage points over the last decade.
6.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Burnie - Somerset, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Burnie - Somerset, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Burnie - Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL612001/burnie-somerset/topic/income